Some scholars claim that including environmental education into the school curriculum improves student tests in science and other subject areas. To test this hypothesis, researchers used pre/post-tests of 463 students in 4 schools in Louisiana. Students received horticulture lessons and grew plants for a restoration project on coastal areas. Participants scored higher in science tests after the first and second years of instruction than students in a control group. In addition, "Long and short-term memory test indicated individual higher scores for the students who were instructed in this program compared to the control students."
SOURCE:
Kathryn Karsh, Edward Bush, Janice Hinson and Pamela Blanchard. Integrating Horticulture Biology and Environmental Coastal Issues into the Middle School Science Curriculum. HortTechnology, 19: 813-817 (2009).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091211093641.htm
To read the entire thesis, go to: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03282005-124326/unrestricted/Karsh_thesis.pdf
For more information visit http://eelinked.naaee.net/n/eeresearch/posts/Students-learn-environmental-stewardship-improve-science-scores
Research: Students learn environmental stewardship, improve science scores
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)
Some scholars claim that including environmental education into the school curriculum improves student tests in science and other subject areas. To test this hypothesis, researchers used pre/post-tests of 463 students in 4 schools in Louisiana. Students received horticulture lessons and grew plants for a restoration project on coastal areas. Participants scored higher in science tests after the first and second years of instruction than students in a control group. In addition, "Long and short-term memory test indicated individual higher scores for the students who were instructed in this program compared to the control students."
SOURCE:
Kathryn Karsh, Edward Bush, Janice Hinson and Pamela Blanchard. Integrating Horticulture Biology and Environmental Coastal Issues into the Middle School Science Curriculum. HortTechnology, 19: 813-817 (2009).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091211093641.htm
To read the entire thesis, go to: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03282005-124326/unrestricted/Karsh_thesis.pdf
For more information visit http://eelinked.naaee.net/n/eeresearch/posts/Students-learn-environmental-stewardship-improve-science-scores